Art

Groundbreaking Musical ‘Mexodus’ Brings Untold Story of Freedom Seekers to NYC Stage

By Ann Brown / August 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Groundbreaking Musical ‘Mexodus’ Brings Untold Story of Freedom Seekers to NYC Stage

Audible and P3 Productions will premiere the critically acclaimed musical Mexodus in New York City, with previews starting Sept. 9 and opening night September 18 at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, and directed by David Mendizábal, Mexodus tells the untold story of enslaved people who escaped…

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The Public Theater Unveils New Casting for 2025-26 Season, Featuring 20 Debuts

By Ann Brown / August 15, 2025 / Comments Off on The Public Theater Unveils New Casting for 2025-26 Season, Featuring 20 Debuts

The Public Theater has announced additional casting for three of its highly anticipated 2025-26 season productions—The Seat of Our Pants, Initiative, and Ulysses—bringing 20 artists making their Public Theater debuts to the stage. Opening the fall lineup is the world premiere musical The Seat of Our Pants, adapted, written, and composed by Ethan Lipton and…

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Saya Woolfalk: ‘Empathetic Universe’ — A Dreamlike Journey into Connection

By NEW YORK TREND / August 4, 2025 / Comments Off on Saya Woolfalk: ‘Empathetic Universe’ — A Dreamlike Journey into Connection

On view through Sept. 7, Empathetic Universe is Saya Woolfalk’s first major retrospective, offering an immersive experience into a richly imagined world centered on empathy and mutual understanding. Recognized as an Artnet essential spring exhibition, this show at Manhattan’s El Museo del Barrio brings together over two decades of Woolfalk’s innovative and interdisciplinary work. Woolfalk’s…

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Bryant Park Summer Showcases Global Sounds, Circus Acts, and NYC Legends

By Ann Brown / August 1, 2025 / Comments Off on Bryant Park Summer Showcases Global Sounds, Circus Acts, and NYC Legends

This summer, Bryant Park continues its tradition of bringing free, world-class performances to Midtown Manhattan with a vibrant lineup of concerts, cultural celebrations, and first-time spectacles—all under the city skyline. On Aug. 15, drummer and dhol master Sunny Jain headlines Wild Wild East, a bold fusion of South Asian sounds and storytelling. He’s joined by…

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Chain Theatre’s Summer One-Act Festival Returns with Stars and Storytelling Brilliance

By NEW YORK TREND / July 29, 2025 / Comments Off on Chain Theatre’s Summer One-Act Festival Returns with Stars and Storytelling Brilliance

Chain Theatre’s highly anticipated Summer One-Act Festival returns July 10 through August 2, 2025, promising an explosive mix of daring theatrical voices and genre-defying performances. Taking place at the Chain Theatre’s home in midtown Manhattan (312 W. 36th Street), this year’s festival features over 90 new one-act plays presented in curated nightly blocks. Each performance…

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The Frick Collection Debuts First-Ever Café, Westmoreland

By Ann Brown / July 20, 2025 / Comments Off on The Frick Collection Debuts First-Ever Café, Westmoreland

For the first time in its storied history, The Frick Collection is offering visitors and members a place to dine. On June 6, the museum unveiled Westmoreland, an elegant café nestled on the second floor of its newly renovated Fifth Avenue home. Part of the Frick’s ambitious revitalization project, Westmoreland represents a new chapter in…

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Empire Training Center for the Arts Hosts First-Ever Poughkeepsie Songwriters’ Salon Featuring Crystal Monee Hall

By NEW YORK TREND / July 19, 2025 / Comments Off on Empire Training Center for the Arts Hosts First-Ever Poughkeepsie Songwriters’ Salon Featuring Crystal Monee Hall

Empire Training Center for the Arts (ETCA), in partnership with New York Stage and Film (SAF), lit up The Chance Theater with an unforgettable evening of music, talent, and community celebration on June 27. The inaugural City of Poughkeepsie Songwriters’ Salon will feature acclaimed singer-songwriter Crystal Monee Hall in concert, marking SAF’s first event of…

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New Museum Exhibition Honors Harriet Tubman’s Daring Combahee River Raid

By NEW YORK TREND / July 5, 2025 / Comments Off on New Museum Exhibition Honors Harriet Tubman’s Daring Combahee River Raid

A major chapter in American history, long overlooked, is finally taking center stage. Having opened on May 23 at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, Picturing Freedom: Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid brings new attention to the largest and most successful slave rebellion in United States history. In 1863, behind Confederate lines…

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The Frick Collection Debuts ‘Vermeer’s Love Letters’ in Newly Renovated Home

By Ann Brown / July 4, 2025 / Comments Off on The Frick Collection Debuts ‘Vermeer’s Love Letters’ in Newly Renovated Home

For the first time in five years, The Frick Collection on Manhattan’s Upper East Side is hosting a special exhibition—and this one is worth the wait. On June 18 just two months after its grand reopening, the museum unveiled Vermeer’s Love Letters, the inaugural show in its newly constructed special exhibition galleries. The exhibition marks…

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World Premiere From Renowned Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, AILEY’s 2025-26 Artist in Residence, and Company Dancers Samantha Figgins, and Chalvar Monteiro Debuts June 5 at BAM

By NEW YORK TREND / May 29, 2025 / Comments Off on World Premiere From Renowned Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, AILEY’s 2025-26 Artist in Residence, and Company Dancers Samantha Figgins, and Chalvar Monteiro Debuts June 5 at BAM

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater June 5, June 6, and June 7 at 7:30pm, and June 8 at 3pmThe Holy Blues, (World Premiere) by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Samantha Figgins, and Chalvar MonteiroTreading (1979, new production 2024) by Elisa MonteGrace (1999, new production 2024) by Ronald K. BrownRevelations (1960) by Alvin Ailey Jun 5—8 BAM…

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